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Howard Saves Mets Fans While Free Agency Heats Up

Yes, Ryan Howard saved some Mets fans from certain death…on TV anyway.Last night both Howard and Chase Utley made guest appearances on the show “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia.”Howard may have gotten the biggest laugh of the night when he stopped one of the characters from attacking a few Mets fans:

Utley did not have many lines, which is probably a good thing.So while a career in acting is out, at least his hair looked terrific.And Howard got the best line of the night with, ” I just saw you bite that dude.”

- Pitcher Kyle Kendrick and outfielder Ben Francisco were both tendered contracts yesterday in order to keep them with the Phillies and out of free agency.Francisco was a no-brainer.And due to a lack of starting pitching depth, signing Kendrick makes sense as well…unless his 27.51 ERA with 2 outs and runners in scoring position bother you.

- The San Francisco Giants have asked Pat Burrell to return and signed him to an undisclosed amount.Apparently his 0 for 13 with 11 strikeouts World Series performance prompted the signing?Here is another fun Burrell fact; Pat “The Bat” has two World Series rings and only one World Series hit.It is good to be The Bat.

- Adam Dunn and his 38 home runs in the 2010 season signed a four-year, $56 million dollar deal with the White Sox.The Washington Nationals collective batting average immediately dropped about 100 points.Attendance will likely drop to a 15 fan per game average.

- Star closer for the Yankees, Mariano Rivera, 41, has been signed to a new two-year deal.As part of the contract negotiation, Rivera will still be allowed to use his Senior Citizen discount at the team gift shop.

- Jayson Werth has still not signed with the Phillies and hell has not yet frozen over.Coincidence?

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Thank goodness they’ve found their niche as Phillies, because I think an acting career is ruled out for both of them!
I recall seeing that little Burrell factoid right after the WS was over – talk about a pitiful performance in the biggest games of the season!
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